I Was Left at the Altar and After Thirty Years, a Letter Helped Me Uncover What Really Happened That Day — Story of the Day

Thomas was my first and greatest love. Our story was like a fairy tale — love at first sight, the proposal. On our wedding day, my heart was bursting with happiness! Until suddenly, my father looked at me with panic in his eyes and said, "Sweetheart… Thomas ran away. I'm so sorry." My heart was just crushed. I collapsed to my knees in tears. It was as if I died right there in that church, in that wedding dress. No letter, no explanation — nothing. He just left, as if it all had never happened. Thirty years passed. I was never able to love again. I was totally alone in the world, with a hole in my heart that never healed. Recently, I was going through my dad's attic when I suddenly came across that box — the box from my canceled wedding. It had everything: the wedding dress, invitations, and… something I had never seen before. A letter. I would recognize that handwriting anywhere. It was Thomas's. As I read the words, my heart nearly stopped! "My...